Meat-cutting implement or tool



Jan. 15 1924.

T. FULLBRIGHT MEAT CUTTING IMPLEMENTv OR TOOL Filed Sept. 2'7. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l f T; m m

T. FULLBRIGHT MEAT CUTTING IMPLEMENT 0R TOOL Jan. 15 1924. 1,481,055

Filed Se'nt. 27. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN vs/vroz TAM Flu/#957. BY 3-20%. flrroE/VE Patented Jan. 15, 1924.

mm; srrwztes mnnmzr THoMAsr LLBnIGHT, on: s1. 'LOIIIS, .1vnssonn1, ASSJLGNOR; T0 GEQB'QEV; smmyon s'r. LoUIs, MIssotmL MEAT-CUTTING IMPLEMENT'OR-gTOOL;

Application fi1ed-September27,' 1922; SeriaLNo. 590,823.

T 0 alli'whom-lib may concern Be it known that .1,- THOMAS FULLBRIGHnw a citizen of 'tli aUn-i ted States, residing y :at the 1 city of St: Louis, State of Missouri; have invented a -cer tztinl new and. [useful Improve-1' ment in Meafi Cuttlng Implements, or Tools; of which the a: following is specifioatiom: reference'zsbeing F had -tot. they accompanying drawings, forming; a up art thereof.

This inventionfirelatesi generally to; cutting, implement-S201?) tools and, more: particularly, to a :certainnewmnd useful :improvemcntun tools especially; adapted "for; the: cutting land-'1 slicingoofiimeat andaotherasuch WOBk;i

The ChlBf'fObjBCtSfOf-IHY! present invention: are tozprovide'a, tool oriniplementof the c1assj mentioned i rwhicha is is'inrp'le; in form:- and constructions. which: mztywbew economic-ally In*atnu t'aictured, whiohaf is;-; readily portable, and "manipulated with safety; and' conweni': ence, and which is rapid and efficient: i11 operation: v

Withitheiabove and other: objzcctsnin View my present inventionoresidesinithe'novclrfeasc tureset-of -form, construct-ion; arrangement;-;

on she ft 3,fis a pair of .imiterggeams 4,=15; :and-: feathered for slidable movement onssh alit 352 intermediate? thege2nrs;4,. 5,: 1 is a: a- -.1S1GQ0. 6 adapteds-for'= clutching; engagement; with they gears 4,-'5,:ifo-r purposcseshortlyaappeaning v J ournaled.forrotationiinl a bearzingi 7 :on; wellxof shell 1; is the- .,inwardly projectingu end of a 1 preferably =flXlbl6-;pOW6I -3Slla;ffi 8'1 driven fromvor byutny asuitztble preferaiblys electrical source of power and fixedc upon l said sha-fteendand- -W- ithin- Shel-1 51 is atgealg t 9 constantly in mesh witha-sa .geanlOfiXedtOnu the shaftlSnf Jou-rnaledv for rotation in in bearing. 11151 1501 locatedwwithin and upon the; base of shelt 1-1,: is zi'short shaft: 12 disposed 1 ate-right angles? to-shaft; 3, fixed'upon the OPPOSlUQuGHdSL f1 7 wh-ichgare; n: =diskcorcnainkrlix; andlavgean ll-r thei-latter beingconstzmtly-ainotnteshi: vv-itllf; gee-r4;

Disposed; in; alignrmenh in shell 15:17am seem! in: igglrrez 1,' are :additionalibearings 5 j 011111211611, (for rotationiupon whicheandialcon runningiat rightsanglesitoshait 3; is 511mm 16,: onetend of whicmaas at 172; projectssex and: combinationr-of-s'paizts-:hereinafiteir: dew teri rly; ot-shelll-l G rriedtbyjandmp'cnsuclm scribed and -afterwards pointed: out ;in; the r claims In the accompanying 'drwwing Figm'esl islra plan'view, ofimtoiQ or, ime pleinent embodying m y invention; theiu-ppew or top 1p ortion 1 of the; casing beingi remowed Figure- 2 isFa aside elevational; lviewof the tool -or;implenient;.

Figure 3 is: :an enlarged; {side :elevational viewvof one. of the; cutting, memhens :of the; tool and its actuating mechanism, the: casing; OfithGzEtOtOlf being omittedgv Figuresz lnandfi :are enlarged detail views; ofz'theyclutchemechenism forming part otthe-t to'ol;ra-nd 1 Figures 6, 7, and 8 are enlarged fragment- 2d views of a the tool equipped :withqnodified forms:ofscuttingimembers.

Refcrringgnow 'in detail and by refeiecnces characters to theaccompanying drawings; 1 indicates the main-portiomor body of the;- tool which; lS 1I11T6fB1fiblY1'lIlf the :form: I of a; two-:piece-meta-llic casing or: shell. 1 Disposed Wll'illlI1'1-Hd* upon 'the base of shell 1, as seen; lIIi: Figures 1 and: 4, are bearings 2 1-2; journaled for rotatiom uponnwhich; within;

projecting @end 1'7: oisheitg 16,-1is aeciroulcnfi saw: or other suitztblctrotary cutting-niembrn- 18 preferably surroundedibye guardafififandz. fiXed-upomshajft: 16 -;withinishe 1l 11,.is1tuge'ani 19 const antly iIIyIIIQShgWlthJ geam. 5

DispQSBdx within and upon; the hasemof shell 1; as alsoybest: seemin Figured, lsigfilb aligning pain of-=blocks 20720:; swppor edi o gt w vmovement .upon which? 7 as:- by me of longitudinal slots: :21 .21 and rplns-l 22-22;; as: seen: 'iILiEigure r351 1s1 a suitably;

elongated; {b.illf Qlgfi fQHIlBd orlprovidedi intent: mediate; its g longitudinal 1 slotsz-.r:21," within a transvense; 51011 -2421? wonlcing-qin-jslot 224 'ZlSx a stubpin a 251%? proj ecting; eccentnically from dislg lg The shaftr2'3 isldisposedzpreferabl t; g lhfi lglfifibtqssllaifi16%I1Ql2OHE IIQlQ26PEO which also projects exteriorlyzz-of-'tthei skg 1. Suitably attached asgby mea ns ofa-e holder, b e;- or -::gripping memherfiiand s wing nut onthedikeu-QS r'folxremonala and cple e e -into"theeprojecting endai Qmf i l 8' a .-secondwwork opemtingitool whichqnnazy in terchangefihly Wary-irr;forin andiconstruclglgm-v to {perform the, p articular; awo-rk-candetoxmeet' uparticularsuse to whichgthetool tmny applied, such tool being, for instancegimflifit eccentrically upon its inner face with anform of a saw 29, as in Figures 1, 2, and 3, or in the form of a sharp-edged blade or knife 29 as in Figure 6, or in the form of a wire or other suitable brush 29", as in Figure 7, or in the form of a scraper 29, as in Figure 8. I

J ournaled transversely in a wall of shell 1, as best seen in Figure 5, is a barrel 30 provided upon its outer face with an operating finger-grip or knob 31 and provided inwardly projecting pin or bar 32 having operating engagement with clutch-sleeve 6,

as best seen in Figure 1.

In use or operation, assuming power-shaft 8 to be rotating and it be desired toapply the rotary cutting tool 18 to the work, barrel 30 is suitably rotarily actuated by means of its grip 31 to throw the sleeve 6 into clutching-engagement with gear 5, where upon rotary movement from shaft 3 will be imparted to gears 5 and 19 and consequently also to shaft 16 and its carried tool 18. Should it be desired, on the other hand, to apply the tool 29 to the work, the barrel 30 is correspondingly selectively actuated to throw the sleeve 6 into clutching engagement with the other or opposite gear 4;, whereupon rotary-movement is imparted to gears 4 and 14 and to disk or crank 13, and shaft 23 and its carried tool 29, in turn, through the rotary movement of disk 13 and its pin 25 and the working engagement between pin 25 and bar 23 at its transverse slot 24:, reciprocated for working operations. As best seen in Figures 4 and 5, shell 1 is provided with a s ring-pressed pin 33 adapted to selective y seat in recesses 34: suitably spaced upon the periphery of barml 30 to releasably lock the barrel 30 and consequently also the clutch-sleeve 6 either in neutral position or in engagement with one or the other of the gears 4, 5.

My new tool may be readily and inexpensively manufactured, may be easily repaired 1n any of its parts, is readily portable, may be manipulated with safety and converilence, its actuating parts being enclosed and guarded, eifects a displacement of hand or manually actuated so-called cutting members with resulting economy in time and labor in the cutting of meat, bones, and other products and in other work-operations as herein mentioned, and is exceedingly rapid and efficient in the performance of its intended functions.

I am aware that changes in the form, constructio-n, arrangement, and combination of 'the several parts of my new tool may be made and substituted'for those herein shown and described "without departing from the natureand principle of my invention.

'Having thus "described my invention.

' what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

ing, in combination, a casing, a bar disposed for lengthwise movement in the caslng, a'

shaft journaled for rotation in the casing, cutting-tools carried by both the bar and the shaft, and means comprising a pair of rotary gears and a shiftable clutch-member adapted for driving engagement with one or the other of the gears for; selectively reciprocating the bar or rotatin the shaft and their respective carried too s.

3. A tool of the class described comprising, in combination, a casing, a bardisposedfor lengthwise movement in'the casing, a shaft journaled for rotation in the casing, cuttingtools carried by both the bar andxthe shaft, means comprising a pair ofrotar gears and a shiftable clutch-member a apted for driving engagement withone or the other of the gears for selectivel reciprocating the bar or rotating the sha t and their respective carried tools, and means for releasably locking the clutch member in driving engagement with one or theother of the gears;

4:. A tool of the class described comprising, in combinatioma casing, a bar disposed for lengthwise movement in the casing, a shaft journaled for rotation in the casing,

cutting-tools carried by both the bar and.

the shaft, means comprising a pair of rotary gears and a shiftable clutch-member adapted for driving engagement with one or the other of the gears for selectively reciprocating the bar or rotating the shaft and their respective carried tools, and means:

for releasably locking the elutch member in driving engagement with one or the other of sald gears, said last-namedmeans COIIIPIIS- slot and pin connection with the supportfor lengthwise movement relatively to the casing, and means withmthe casing comprising a rotary pin having engagement with the bar at its transverse slot for reciprocatorily actuating the same.

6, tool of the classde cribed including, in combination, a casing, supports in the casing, a longitudinally and transversely slotted cutting-tool carrying bar having slot and pin connection with the supports 5 for lengthwise movement relatively to the casing, and means within the casing for reciprocatorily actuating the bar, said means comprising a rotary disk, and a pin projecting eccentrically from the disk and working in the transverse slot of the bar. 10

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification. 

